annuals, saving your own seed of course and 

 ^ discarding the bulbs that have flowered. You will 

 find it is far less work, and results are more satis- 

 factory. We find this almo^ too good to be true, 

 having always associated these very uncommon 

 flowers, with " florists' flowers among the 

 almo^ unattainable. 



^ Should you prefer to save your bulbs remember i 



to take them up after they have flowered and 



plant them elsewhere until they have ripened. All 



bulbs, as I have said before, must ripen if they are 



to be of any value the next year. After they have 



ripened they should be laid on a shelf where it is 



dry, and ^ored the same way as you do your 



gladioli corms, in a place that is dry and fro^ 



proof 33 53 



^ You realize the advantages (do you not ?) of 

 growing St. Brigid anemones from seed and you 

 see how simple it is to have your own seed to sow, 

 if you conserve it after the fir^ flowering from your 

 seed sown ^ock. You may eliminate certain 

 colors that do not appeal to you and increase your 

 ^ock of those you favor. I think you will find them 

 all charmingly harmonious, yet one frequently 

 prefers more pink, or more blue shades which 



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